2012 BWF Superseries Finals: Kenichi Tago tames Daren Liew in group stage of Men’s Singles event
Men’s Singles shuttler Kenichi Tago of Japan started BWF Superseries Finals in a perfect manner and thrashed Daren Liew in a Group B match on Wednesday, December 12, 2012.
This crucial tussle remained in full swing for 46 minutes and the victorious shuttler wrapped this showdown with an impressive result of 21-15 and 21-18.
World Number five Kenichi employed all of his brilliance in the game and setup his next clash with Hans-Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark.
The Japanese campaigner played with great precision and alarmed all the contestants by registering a straight-set victory.
On the other hand, Daren Liew failed to serve notice of his potential in both segments of the showdown and surrendered tamely.
In the opening game, he blundered straight-away in the establishing rallies and allowed his competitor to gain an early advantage.
Kenichi did not squander this opportunity and bagged eight consecutive points after 2-2 total. He made best out of this flow and finished first half of the set with an indomitable figure of 11.
This initial advantage helped him in latter part of the game as he kept the opposing shuttler under control until final moments.
The Japanese maestro did not lose focus at any stage and strengthened his grip with couple of productive rallies in third quarter of the set.
Though, Daren made every effort to counterbalance the situation but he could not hit the mark until game point situation.
Meanwhile, Kenichi struck hard when it mattered and clinched first match point with 21-15 score on the board.
However, there was not an easy win for him in the second set as the Malaysian shuttler challenged him throughout this crucial game.
This time Daren played with positive approach and matched his rival’s skills to avoid a straight-set defeat.
He alarmed the higher ranked Japanese player by levelling the score at 8-8 and then doubled the pressure with a nerve-racking margin of 17-17.
At this stage, Kenichi showed his class and reinstated his dominance in a commendable manner. He bagged four out of ending five points and sealed his victory with an overwhelming figure of 21-18.
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